Excerpt from The Cell and the Soul: A Prison Memoir
Anand Teltumbde, a scholar and activist, writes about his 31-month incarceration in Taloja Central Prison.
Punitive actions against prisoners are seen as a demonstration of administrative control
During the pandemic, Teltumbde was cut off from the outside world for four weeks, describing it as a
harrowing experiencewhen the entire nation was gripped by anxiety.
- Teltumbde spent 31 months in prison as an undertrial in the Bhima Koregaon case.
- He was released on bail in November 2022.
- The prison's surveillance system, bureaucracy, and systemic failures are reflected upon in the book.
Author's summary: A memoir about prison life and the struggles faced by the author.